Industrial strength boats from Sweden

A selection of 10 European boating magazines from 10 countries will judge the entrants, the result will presented at the world´s largest boat show, Boot Duesseldorf in Germany, in January 2007.

These boats from Sweden famed for their industrial strength construction, despite coming from the country that brought us the IKEA flatpack, command a high purchase price but do give any owner the comfort of owning a real "Bluewater Cruiser".

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Beneteau hanging out to increase foreign sales

  The Beneteau Group certainly continues to hold a firm grip on the worlds consumer sail and motor market as it holds brands including Lagoon and Wauquiez and of course Jeanneau in it's large portfolio.  However the group really must want to increase other European markets as well as eastern markets like China in order to redress the balance of having some 31% sales coming from France.

So with news that the First 44.7 has already won 4 regatta's in it's debut season can only come to boost charmain Bruno Cathelinais request of achieving sales figures of 1 Billion Euros by 2008, a big increase on an expected 816 Million for FY 2005-2006. If the message spreads and sales follow suit, perhaps the groups targets will be achieved.

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